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Solid elm hardwoods feature a hand-scraped textured surface

Tongue-and-groove profile installs easily on or above grade

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Hand-Scraped Elm Desert Solid Hardwood Flooring creates a warm, welcoming ambience in any residential interior. Featuring rich, natural woodgrains in beautifully random patterns and a hand-scraped textured surface for a rustic touch, these tongue-and-groove boards are certain to add space-defining allure to your home. The substantial planks are 3/4 in. thick and come in varying lengths to differentiate your setting, giving any indoor space at or above grade a one-of-a-kind look. Protection from everyday wear comes courtesy of a seven-layer aluminum oxide finish for utmost resilience to your family’s foot traffic, allowing the floors to retain maximum luster. This product has earned GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification and has been tested for more than 10,000 volatile organic compounds, including formaldehyde, to meet these standards.

Wood Species: Chinese Elm

3/4 in. Thickness x 3-1/2 in. Width x Random Length Planks

15.53 sq. ft. per case and case weight: 38 lb.

Construction: Solid Hardwood Flooring

Prefinished Elm Desert, Medium Color, Hand Scraped Finish

Planks have a beveled edge

Janka wood hardness rating/resistance to denting: 1540

Appropriate Grade for Installation: On, Above Grades

Installation: Nail or glue

Residential use

55-year residential warranty

Don't forget your coordinating trim and moldings

All online orders for this item ship via parcel ground and may arrive in multiple boxes

It is recommended you purchase a minimum of 10% overage to account for cuts

Product Overview

Hand-Scraped Elm Desert Solid Hardwood Flooring creates a warm, welcoming ambience in any residential interior. Featuring rich, natural woodgrains in beautifully random patterns and a hand-scraped textured surface for a rustic touch, these tongue-and-groove boards are certain to add space-defining allure to your home. The substantial planks are 3/4 in. thick and come in varying lengths to differentiate your setting, giving any indoor space at or above grade a one-of-a-kind look. Protection from everyday wear comes courtesy of a seven-layer aluminum oxide finish for utmost resilience to your family’s foot traffic, allowing the floors to retain maximum luster. This product has earned GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification and has been tested for more than 10,000 volatile organic compounds, including formaldehyde, to meet these standards.

Wood Species: Chinese Elm

3/4 in. Thickness x 3-1/2 in. Width x Random Length Planks

15.53 sq. ft. per case and case weight: 38 lb.

Construction: Solid Hardwood Flooring

Prefinished Elm Desert, Medium Color, Hand Scraped Finish

Planks have a beveled edge

Janka wood hardness rating/resistance to denting: 1540

Appropriate Grade for Installation: On, Above Grades

Installation: Nail or glue

Residential use

55-year residential warranty

Don't forget your coordinating trim and moldings

All online orders for this item ship via parcel ground and may arrive in multiple boxes

It is recommended you purchase a minimum of 10% overage to account for cuts

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Questions & Answers

Can this floor be floated?

The description indicates this floor must be nailed or glued, but a reviewer said he floated his floor. Can this floor be floated?
TIA.

Asked by: Bill

No. A slid floor should only be nailed. Manufactures have claimed you can glue them down, but that will create problems later on. The glue down method only come about because the solid wood floor industry was losing business to the engineered industry. That being said, you should only install a solid hardwood floor by the nail down method. This will relieve future headaches. If you want to float, there are options for the click or the tongue and groove gluing method used on the engineered hardwood floors.

Answered by: Bob

Date published: 2016-02-22

Should there be so many short 12&quot;-15 &quot;random lengths in each bundle . Too many short lengths ruin the job.

Very disappointed in the finish and short lengths per bundle. Many have a blochey finish.

Asked by: seagull

This all depends on the floor you purchased. A more rustic floor will have an abundant supply of short pieces. Done right and with some thinking this can be a beautiful floor. A lot of short pieces can be frustrating if you were not expecting them. Next time contact the manufacture on such questions before buying. Good luck

Answered by: Bob

Date published: 2016-02-22

Where is this flooring manufactured?

Asked by: MAO

Dear customer, this product is manufactured in China

Answered by: HomeLegend

Date published: 2016-03-30

Do the store have the samples on hand that are not on the shelfs or do I have to wait for it to be shipped to them?

Asked by: BossLady

Samples available in stores are of the HDF click versions demonstrating the color. If you require a sample of the 3/4&quot; solid, please order at homedepot.com.

Customer Reviews

Rated 2 out of
5 by
LooksdonotMatter from
Buyer Beware - LOOKS ARE NOT EVERYTHING! I am extremely dissatisfied with my purchase of the Home...Buyer Beware - LOOKS ARE NOT EVERYTHING!
I am extremely dissatisfied with my purchase of the Home Legend Hand Scraped Maple Saddle hardwood. However, I must say the appearance is great but that is the only good part about it...
I specifically purchased the flooring not only for looks, but at the recommendation of the Home Depot sales representative for the hardness (4 out of 5) and 55 year warranty.
The hardness and warranty are the worst part. Within weeks, I began to see scratches that went right through the top layer and exposed the inner material. To make matters worse, I had a rolling chair on the hardwood floor with special wheels made for hardwood (keep in mind these wheels received a thousand of 5 star ratings on Amazon) and within months the top coating of the floor began to come off.
Interesting enough, I have a brother that lives in the same building and purchased hardwood from Home Depot around the same time. He has the exact same wheels on his desk chair, which were special wheels meant for hardwood. He has had no issue with his wheels damaging his hardwood flooring while mine has become discolored and torn up the coating. I am baffled to believe that a 160 pound person with appropriate hardwood wheels could damage flooring like this.
When filing a claim, the independent (hmm..) inspector's report stated it did not meet the stipulations of the warranty and after numerous calls/emails to Home Depot and Home Legend, they stated it does not meet the claim eligibility. However, after further review of the Installation Instructions, you will find Home Legend basically suggests that anything more than walking on the floor in your bare feet would violate the warranty.
If you can't use furniture, walk in heels, have pets, etc. on the hardwood without damaging, what is the purpose of this flooring? I dare you to read the Care & Maintenance Instructions that must be followed for them to honor the warranty. You will realize a 55-year warranty means absolutely nothing and they might as well make it a 100-year since it will never cover anything.
Before you buy, check out the pictures (trust me that is not dust in the picture but rather the top coating completely removed) and ask yourself if it is worth thousands of dollars to deal with this headache?

Date published: 2017-06-22

Rated 4 out of
5 by
Judy from
Good product and happy with the look. The only drawback...Good product and happy with the look. The only drawback was some of the knots are very black and obvious. Allow some extra material if you want to sort out the worst offenders.

Date published: 2017-06-20

Rated 4 out of
5 by
Wesley from
It was for a castle floor. Too many little...It was for a castle floor. Too many little pieces and too bright a fin ish

Date published: 2017-08-22

Rated 5 out of
5 by
pdavies from
Saddle Maple floating floorI live in Florida so I got the floating wood floor. I was advised not to purchase the glue in because of the humidity in this area. I only had the floating wood installed in my bedroom I do hear a little creetch in the floor. I love the way it looks and will have the rest of my house completed at a later date with the glue in same color same brand.

Date published: 2012-01-02

Rated 5 out of
5 by
None from
Great floorThe color and quality of the boards is great. The floor looks absolutely beautiful. It all arrived in perfect shape and there were no damaged boards in the 13 cases I ordered.

Date published: 2012-04-08

Rated 2 out of
5 by
muffinsmom from
Very DisappointingIf you have any pets I would definitely NOT recommend this floor. I purchased this flooring partly based on the hardness rating which was a 4 our of 5. I do have a medium sized dog and knew that she would eventually leave scratches and marks. But, I was not prepared for the huge scrapes and gouges! I had my contractor actually put a scratch in a board with his fingernail! He said that he had never seen a hardwood floor do that and even had another rep. from a different flooring company come out to look at it. He agreed that this type of floor should be much stronger and wear better than it was. Needless to say, the floor is all in and does actually look very nice - if you don't look too closely for the scratches! Unfortunately, will have to have this floor sanded and re-finished must sooner than expected.

Rated 5 out of
5 by
livinmydream from
Love the floor. Our 25th anniversary gift to ourselvesGreat product. It's not random length. There is exactly 6 12", 10 18", 6 24", & 7 36" pieces in each box. I'm a diy guy. This is my first hardwood floor. Matching up two rooms was quite a time consuming challenge. I found that a butcher knife from the kitchen was instrumental in helping me "cheat" the joints. I spread the out of square alignment over about 10-12 boards allowing the proper alignment between two rooms with no break in the flow and no threshold in the doorway. Please heed the instructions regarding felt pads under your furniture legs. Moving our cedar chest across the installed floor in order to finish the bedroom, I managed to scratch the floor. All part of my learning process. The floor is a wonderful improvement to our home. We will be testing the finish warranty as we have 4 dogs. So far, no problems. The install took longer than I had hoped. I believe this was due to my inexperience and matching up the floor through the doorway. Knowing what I know now, I would buy the same floor.

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